Adjectives
Words that describe or modify nouns and pronouns
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acetous
adjective
tasting or smelling like vinegar
aciduric
adjective
especially of some bacteria; growing well in an acid medium
acidophilic
adjective
especially of some bacteria; growing well in an acid medium
acinose
adjective
pertaining to one of the small sacs (as in a compound gland)
acinous
adjective
pertaining to one of the small sacs (as in a compound gland)
acknowledgeable
adjective
capable of being acknowledged
acquirable
adjective
capable of being acquired
acquisitive
adjective
eager to acquire and possess things especially material poss...
acquiescent
adjective
willing to carry out the orders or wishes of another without...
acrogenic
adjective
pertaining to flowerless plants (ferns or mosses) in which g...
acronymic
adjective
characterized by the use of acronyms
acromegalic
adjective
marked or affected by enlargement or hypertrophy of the extr...
actinomycetous
adjective
of or belonging to the actinomycetes
actinal
adjective
(of radiate organisms) located on the surface or end on whic...
actinomorphous
adjective
capable of division into symmetrical halves by any longitudi...
actinomorphic
adjective
capable of division into symmetrical halves by any longitudi...
actinometric
adjective
of or related to actinometry
acuate
adjective
ending in a sharp point
actuating
adjective
causing motion or action or change
addable
adjective
capable of being added or added to
addible
adjective
capable of being added or added to
adaptational
adjective
of or relating to adaptation
adamantine
adjective
impervious to pleas, persuasion, requests, reason
adaxial
adjective
nearest to or facing toward the axis of an organ or organism
addlebrained
adjective
stupid and confused
addlepated
adjective
stupid and confused
adductive
adjective
especially of muscles; bringing together or drawing toward t...
adducent
adjective
especially of muscles; bringing together or drawing toward t...
adenoidal
adjective
sounding as if the nose were pinched
adient
adjective
characterized by acceptance or approach
adjectival
adjective
of or relating to or functioning as an adjective
adjunctive
adjective
joining; forming an adjunct
adjuratory
adjective
containing a solemn charge or command
adjudicative
adjective
concerned with adjudicating
adjuvant
adjective
furnishing added support
admissive
adjective
characterized by or allowing admission
administrable
adjective
capable of being administered or managed
admittable
adjective
deserving to be allowed to enter
admittible
adjective
deserving to be allowed to enter
adnate
adjective
of unlike parts or organs; growing closely attached
admonitory
adjective
expressing reproof or reproach especially as a corrective
adscript
adjective
(used of persons) bound to a tract of land; hence their serv...
adrenergic
adjective
relating to epinephrine (its release or action)
adsorbable
adjective
capable of being adsorbed or accumulated on a surface of a s...
adscititious
adjective
added or derived from something outside; not inherent
adsorbate
adjective
capable of being adsorbed or accumulated on a surface of a s...
adsorptive
adjective
having capacity or tendency to adsorb or cause to accumulate...
adumbrative
adjective
indistinctly prophetic
adulatory
adjective
obsequiously complimentary
adventitious
adjective
associated by chance and not an integral part